Door mirror assembly

• US 5,473,476 A
• Filed: 10/17/1991
• Issued: 12/05/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai RIKA Denki Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai RIKA Denki Seisakusho
• Inventors: Fujita, Masaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafer, Ricky D.
• Application Number:
  US07/777,794
• Time in Patent Office: 1,510 Days
• Field of Search: 359/872, 359/873, 359/874, 359/876, 359/877, 248/475.1, 248/476, 248/487
• US Class Current: 359/872
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/06 mounted on vehicle exterior B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/072 for adjusting the mirror relative to its housing

Abstract

A door mirror assembly in use for vehicles having a support member for rigidly supporting a mirror drive unit. A support arm extending from a bracket to be secured to a door of the vehicle is connected with a support plate which is integrated with the mirror drive unit and secured to the visor. Thus, the mirror drive unit, and therefore the mirror supported by the drive unit, are rigidly supported by both the visor and the support arm.

Claims

1. A door mirror assembly for use in vehicles comprising:

a mirror;

a mirror drive unit for pivotally supporting said mirror so as to move said mirror around vertical and horizontal axes thereof;

a visor for accommodating said mirror drive unit with said mirror, said mirror drive unit being secured to said visor;

a stay integrated with said mirror visor and facing a door of said vehicle; and

a bracket housed within the stay and secured to said door and having a support arm extending into said visor rigidly connected with said mirror drive unit, said stay being secured to said bracket, whereby said mirror drive unit is rigidly fixed to said door by connection of said visor to said stay and connection of said support to said bracket, thereby reducing vibration of said mirror.

2. The door mirror assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said drive unit has a support plate to which said support arm is connected.

3. The door assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said support arm and said support plate connected to each other are secured to said visor at a connecting point thereof.

4. The door assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein said support arm and said support plate are of a one-piece construction.